Real Estate Market News

Renter Nation: Help This Poor Family Find a Home to Rent, Richardson ISD

By Candy Evans / July 14, 2011 /

Is Dallas getting to be a city of more renters than home-owners? And why is it harder to find homes to rent than to buy? A friend,  a high-profile Dallas photographer, emailed me this very question. When it comes to finding real estate, there are more sites than stars out there where you can search for real estate.…

First-Time Home Buyers Moving On Up: Help This Poor Couple Find Another Home to Hug!

By Candy Evans / July 13, 2011 /

Jamie hugged her home today. That’s because it won’t be long before she has to say goodbye to it, forever. Jamie Laubhan-Oliver and Larry Oliver are selling their very first home. While we all know that change is good, you’ve got to move on, that’s the way the dice rolls blah blah blah, we also…

Is Texas One of the WORST Places to Buy Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / July 13, 2011 /

I hope not, because I just calculated that we have had a 32% increase in the physician population of our state since 2000. And that’s good news for Texas real estate. Now a commenter offered a different look at Texas Real Estate. Can’t say I totally disagree with him, he’s spot on about property taxes: Candy,…

How To Turn Your Home Into a Piggy Bank, or at Least, a Star

By Candy Evans / July 12, 2011 /

KXAS played a fun visit to Candyland, the (very unfancy, and messy) offices of Candysdirt.com and Secondshelters.com. We scooted into the great room for a more proper interview. I dusted off notes from my interview with Mark Hodge, a location scout who cut his teeth on casting Walker, Texas Ranger. Thanks to the film incentives…

Dallas Will Shoot In Dallas: Can Scouting Locations Turn Your Home Into A Moneytree?

By Candy Evans / July 11, 2011 /

Last summer, one of my friends turned her home over to the folks filming “Chase” and got her whole family put up at The Ritz while the cast and crew took over her East Dallas house. They paid handsomely and left behind a patio-full of fresh plants. Now comes word that TNT’s Dallas, based on…